East Front
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East Front is the prominent eastern façade and plaza of the United States Capitol, serving as a historic ceremonial entrance and architectural focal point in Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Front canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structure
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building facade ⓘ public plaza ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible plaza area (subject to security restrictions) ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
United States Capitol
ⓘ
surface form:
House wing of the United States Capitol
United States Capitol ⓘ
surface form:
Senate wing of the United States Capitol
|
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Capitol Rotunda
ⓘ
House wing interior ⓘ Senate wing interior ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| faces |
Capitol Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
Capitol Plaza
East Capitol Street NE ⓘ
surface form:
East Capitol Street
|
| function |
architectural focal point of the United States Capitol complex
ⓘ
ceremonial entrance of the United States Capitol ⓘ |
| governingBody | Architect of the Capitol ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Corinthian columns
ⓘ
balustrade ⓘ central portico ⓘ grand staircase ⓘ plaza ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | contributing property to the Capitol complex, a National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Capitol Hill ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
marble
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| name |
Eastern Front
ⓘ
surface form:
East Front
|
| near |
Capitol Reflecting Pool
ⓘ
Library of Congress ⓘ National Mall ⓘ
surface form:
National Mall (eastern end)
Supreme Court Building ⓘ
surface form:
Supreme Court of the United States building
|
| orientation | east ⓘ |
| owner |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | United States Capitol ⓘ |
| security | protected by United States Capitol Police ⓘ |
| significance |
primary historic entrance of the United States Capitol
ⓘ
symbolic representation of the legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| symbolism |
gateway to the U.S. Congress
ⓘ
iconic image in representations of the U.S. Capitol ⓘ |
| usedFor |
presidential inaugurations (historically)
ⓘ
press events ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ tourist access to the Capitol ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.